The Downside of Quitting Smoking

After thirty-plus years of regular smoking I’m on the road to quitting. I’ve gone from around thirty a day down to six or seven, and by next weekend I will be down to zero.

Psychologically though, I’m not saying that I have quit. After all, nobody likes a quitter. I figure that I’ll give myself permission to start up again when I hit ninety-five. That way it won’t seem like such a final decision.

It hasn’t been that hard, actually. And there have been some immediate benefits, such as an immediate reduction in heartbeats per minute, and drop in blood pressure.

But there is a definite downside; I have my sense of smell back.

And quite honestly, most of what’s out there in the world doesn’t smell that great! It would be ironic if I increase my lung capacity only to choke iqon the foul odour of someone’s garlic breath!